Chef Shinya

Chef Shinya

Verified chef

 (20 reviews)

Chef Shinya is a Japanese chef who specializes in traditional dishes from his home country enhanced with local flavors and ingredients of the West Coast. His combination of both classic Japanese techniques and native ingredients makes for dishes that are truly unique. Chef Shinya has lots of industry experience, having worked as both a culinary instructor and chef trainer. He also formerly owned a restaurant that earned three stars from Seattle Times. 

Cooking Classes


Reviews Guests Left For Chef Shinya

Default avatar
CHRIS
13 Feb 2025
We rolled sushi with Chef Shinya and had a great time. Small group of up to six more sushi then you can eat and plenty of hand instructions and tips to roll on your own. Thank you chef for a great night.
Default avatar
Matt
02 Feb 2025
Fun class. Chef Shinya is great at explaining what to do, technique and walking you through before and after tastings with different ingredients. Super fun!
Default avatar
Logan
13 Jul 2024
Chef Shinya was fantastic! We learned a lot and had a wonderful time.
Default avatar
Mary
25 Feb 2024
The class and the Chef Shinya were wonderful. It was all it was advertised as and more. The history and traditions along with the sushi instructions was excellent. And I really liked the small class size. The food was wonderful. I only wish I had had room to eat more
Default avatar
Magdalena
26 Jan 2024
I had a wonderful time at the ramen making class. Chef Shinya was very knowledgeable and friendly, and he made us feel at home. He taught us all the tricks and techniques to make authentic and delicious ramen. We learned about the different types, and how to flavor it. The ramen we made was amazing. I highly recommend this class to anyone who loves ramen and wants to learn how to make it at home. Thank you, Chef Shinya, for a memorable and fun experience!
Default avatar
Sarah
14 Jan 2024
Chef Shinya and this class was EXCELLENT! I bought this as a gift for my family (adults and teenagers) and everyone loved it. Chef provided lots of interesting information, is a great storyteller, made everyone feel at home, AND taught us to make delicious sushi…which we then got to eat! So much fun!
Default avatar
Andy
06 Jan 2024
Great class! Easy instructions, immense knowledge, amazing atmosphere.
Default avatar
Ryann
15 Nov 2023
Excellent evening of learning! I’m looking forward to taking on other class soon.
Default avatar
Will
14 Jul 2023
Incredibly experienced Chef they will teach you great rolling techniques!
Default avatar
Leah
30 Jun 2023
Chef Shinya was amazing! He was well prepared with everything, from the instructions and the homey space to the food prep beforehand. He was also extremely knowledgeable - I learned so much! He was also very easy to chat with about finding good sushi around the area. My only request is that there be chairs available to sit in during the teaching portion.